The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-19
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THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE SENATE.

The Soldiers Monument Bill Passed, as Were
Others of Minor Importance.
Yesterdays session of the Senate was opened
with prayer By Representative Van Slyke.
Senator Hale's bill to legalize the election of
officers of the town of Dunkirk, was passed.
On further consideration of the bill relating to
legal advertisements, after lengthy discussion
and the offering of numerous amendments it
was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Andrews's bill for the erection of
State soldiers and sailors monument, came up
on pending motion to refer the bill back to a
committee with instructions to report On the ex-
pediency of erecting soldiers and sailors home
instead of a monument The motion to refer
was rejected
Mr.. Mcdonald said the bill is almost an ident-
ical copy of the act authorizing the construction
of the State house. At the late meeting of the
Grand Army Of the Republic it was declared to
be the desire on the part of that association to
have either memorial hall with splre a mon
ument erected in the Circle Park in the center
of this goodly city, SO that persons passing
through may pass under the structure. He
hoped no one would vote against this bill be-
cause it proposes large expenditure of money.
There are about Is 900 Of the boys in the mem
bership OF the G. A. R. nova great many of
whom went out as privates. When they came
home they were taxed to pay for soldiers boun
ties. They walked up and paid them after serv-
any injustice or any wrong in the soldiers
who went out and did their duty in
the field asking that the people of this
great State shall pay for the monument Both
political parties have demanded it shall be built
and are on the record in favor of it. No more
rights claimed than those granted to any
other class of citizens When the soldiers went
forth to fight they did their duty. while other
men staid at home to take care of their families
The soldiers do not ask this great State to come
to their relief They ask her to grant their hum
bio req 1cst and do justice to the boys that sleep
the sleep which knows no waking. This request
is made as a matter of right to fallen comrades,
who cannot be here to ask it for themselves. Is
it asking too much to urge this as an act OF SIM
pie justice 20 those who went forth, leaving their
fathers and mothers, their wives and their chill
dren, never to return2 II hope" he concluded,
''this Senate, of which am proud to be mem
Der, in this glorious edfce erected by the people
of this grand State, will vote unanimously for
the bill"
Mr. Johnson moved to add an additional Sec
ton authorizing the erection of memorial hall,
or memorial hall and monument combined, at
the discretion of the commissioners to be ap-
pointed under the provisions of the bill. This
was agreed to. and under suspension of the
rules the bill passed unanimously.
Senator Campbell's bill, authorizing claimants
against tho State to sue in the Marion Superior
Court, and providing that if judgment is OBJ
tanned, the money cannot be paid till the Legs-
lature appropriates it, was passed-yeas sc, nays
2-and then came a recess for dinner.